We moved into a new house and built a dedicated home theatre. The room is 16x22 and we had it pre wired for 7.1. In our old house we had our media room setup in a small bedroom and we transferred our old stuff from the old house into the new house and now I am upgarding everything but the audio.

To minimize the visual impact of that door on your screen wall, you might want to make the entire front wall black (including the door) and the side and back walls red. Were you thinking of red or black for the ceiling?

I agree that either a solid carpet or one with a simple pattern would work better in your room. The "theater" carpet is very busy and doesn't seem as sophisticated as the red/black combo.

pattymelt3605

01-11-2013 02:45 PM

I was thinking red for the ceiling. But I could do black on the wall with the screen and make the door black also. Quick photoshop LOL

RTROSE

01-11-2013 08:05 PM

Hello and welcome. You have come to the right place. First off nice setup. You will love the 8350, it is a great PJ for the price. Should light up that 135" screen pretty well. I would use eco/cinema mode first then as the bulb dims you can bump it up to normal/living room mode. Black and red is a classic theater color combo. I would (if you can) paint your screen wall/ceiling black and the other walls the red.

I was going to use that exact same carpet for my riser, but it is very expensive or at least it was a year ago and it truly is a busy carpet. If you wanted to incorporate a themed type of carpet a riser (if you ever do one) would be a great way to do that. Other wise I will say I agree with the the others that a more "subtle" carpet might be better for the entire area. I still went with a "theater type carpet" for my riser for a little fun, but I chose a more cost effective option. Pic of my riser here.

Is there a riser in your room or are you counting on the built in risers in the chairs? If you are relying on the built in risers in the seats they may not be tall enough for the back row to see over the front row. Something to think about.

Regards,

RTROSE

pattymelt3605

01-14-2013 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RTROSE

Hello and welcome. You have come to the right place. First off nice setup. You will love the 8350, it is a great PJ for the price. Should light up that 135" screen pretty well. I would use eco/cinema mode first then as the bulb dims you can bump it up to normal/living room mode. Black and red is a classic theater color combo. I would (if you can) paint your screen wall/ceiling black and the other walls the red.

I was going to use that exact same carpet for my riser, but it is very expensive or at least it was a year ago and it truly is a busy carpet. If you wanted to incorporate a themed type of carpet a riser (if you ever do one) would be a great way to do that. Other wise I will say I agree with the the others that a more "subtle" carpet might be better for the entire area. I still went with a "theater type carpet" for my riser for a little fun, but I chose a more cost effective option. Pic of my riser here.

Is there a riser in your room or are you counting on the built in risers in the chairs? If you are relying on the built in risers in the seats they may not be tall enough for the back row to see over the front row. Something to think about.

Regards,

RTROSE

There is a riser in the room It is one step. You can see it in the picture of the 3 old media chairs. I wanted to make sure that the seats with the built in riser and the step would clear the first row.

I did decide to add columns, crown, chair rail, and trim. I am going to add rope/led lighting in the crown and was looking at getting it from htlights. I need about 25' per side. Any reccomendations?

Here is where I am at now:

Ignore the choppines of the panorama pic

pattymelt3605

01-15-2013 11:12 AM

All the wood work is done, just have to caulk and paint. Any reccomendations for led/rope light?

pattymelt3605

01-17-2013 03:16 PM

Primed the columns and painting the room tonight. I have the new media chairs in my garage until we are done painting.

AaronN

01-17-2013 05:32 PM

Looks great so far! Also, if you're looking to get rid of your old seats and are in the MD area, please let me know.

abhi30882

01-17-2013 05:48 PM

Nice Setup!! Where did you source the columns? Also, how high is the ceiling in your basement?

BIGmouthinDC

01-17-2013 06:12 PM

Nice woodwork indeed. Classic look.

pattymelt3605

01-18-2013 12:08 AM

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Originally Posted by AaronN

Looks great so far! Also, if you're looking to get rid of your old seats and are in the MD area, please let me know.

Thanks! I live between Dallas and Fort Worth in Southlake, TX. I posted my old seats on craigslist and sold them in one hour!

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Originally Posted by abhi30882

Nice Setup!! Where did you source the columns? Also, how high is the ceiling in your basement?

No basement, the media room is on the second floor of my house above the garage. I built the columns with 5/8" 8'x4' MDF, this is the house btw..

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Originally Posted by BIGmouthinDC

Nice woodwork indeed. Classic look.

Thanks! Started the painting tonight! Anyone in the DFW area want to help paint this weekend LOL. The room will be all black and red, the white and tan is unpainted for now.

pattymelt3605

01-19-2013 02:54 AM

More paint..

pattymelt3605

01-21-2013 03:32 PM

About 95% done. Have to change out the light switches and plugs for black and touch up some paint.

AaronN

01-21-2013 04:12 PM

Really looking great! Do you happen to have a link for those sconces? I've been looking for something similar but everything seems to be oil-rubbed bronze and I'm looking for black.

pattymelt3605

01-21-2013 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by AaronN

Really looking great! Do you happen to have a link for those sconces? I've been looking for something similar but everything seems to be oil-rubbed bronze and I'm looking for black.

Those sconces are oil-rubbed bronze. I am going to spray them black...

RTROSE

01-23-2013 04:17 PM

Very nice, it is all coming together for sure. Love the red and black, true classic theater colors for sure. Beautiful home you have, love the roof lines of the home. Nice shoutout to AVS too!

Regards,

RTROSE

tbraden32

01-24-2013 09:02 PM

Super quick transformation! Nice job, Enjoy!

How does the Epson do for that screen size?

iamjason

01-25-2013 12:04 AM

Looks great! We have black and red as well but you took it up a notch...gives me a few ideas..

UGAd13

01-25-2013 08:10 AM

looking good... did we talk you out of that carpet???

alittletank

01-25-2013 08:30 AM

My wife and I love your low profile columns. Do you happen to have a plan or diagram that you could share for building them?

tlogan6797

01-25-2013 08:38 AM

I think that carpet will look MUCH better in there given your last couple of pics.

Try Ken at Stargate Cinema. I THINK that carpet is made by the same company that made my carpet and one thing to condisder regarding price is that that carpet MAY be "4 meter." that puts it at 13' wide instead of 12'. If you were to lay in two sections across the room room, you would only need two widths instead of three of 12' carpet. That is a LOT less waste that you'd be paying for. Remember....you're paying for ALL of the carpet needed for the install, not just what ACTUALLY gets installed.

You may want to get an installer out to take measurements and give you advice BEFORE you buy. I had a buddy that could install it and the first thing he said when he saw that my room was 12'3", was "get 4 meter carpet."

Bucsroom

01-25-2013 11:26 AM

Great transformation! Love the paint choices. I have to ask if you've considered adding sound absorption? Black panels on the screen wall and a couple on the sides would go a long way.

pattymelt3605

01-30-2013 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Bucsroom

Great transformation! Love the paint choices. I have to ask if you've considered adding sound absorption? Black panels on the screen wall and a couple on the sides would go a long way.

Yes, maybe it is something I can add later on, the room sounds great as is.

Well its about 98% done. I changed out all the light switches and electrical outlets for black and installed a movie poster dimmable lightbox with a double sided 27x40 Dark Knight Rises poster, I also installed warm white LED strip lights from Hitlights.com in the crown, on the step and under all the media chairs.

pattymelt3605

01-30-2013 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by tlogan6797

I think that carpet will look MUCH better in there given your last couple of pics.

Try Ken at Stargate Cinema. I THINK that carpet is made by the same company that made my carpet and one thing to condisder regarding price is that that carpet MAY be "4 meter." that puts it at 13' wide instead of 12'. If you were to lay in two sections across the room room, you would only need two widths instead of three of 12' carpet. That is a LOT less waste that you'd be paying for. Remember....you're paying for ALL of the carpet needed for the install, not just what ACTUALLY gets installed.

You may want to get an installer out to take measurements and give you advice BEFORE you buy. I had a buddy that could install it and the first thing he said when he saw that my room was 12'3", was "get 4 meter carpet."

I agree, but I will be installing it myself whatever I get.

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Originally Posted by alittletank

My wife and I love your low profile columns. Do you happen to have a plan or diagram that you could share for building them?

I just built them with 5/8" 4'x8' MDF. The columns are 8' tall and 5" wide. Just cut the MDF to size and used my brad nail gun to nail the sides to the face. I attached it to the wall with brad nails along the sides then caulked the sides and added the trim and moulding on it.

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Originally Posted by iamjason

Looks great! We have black and red as well but you took it up a notch...gives me a few ideas..

Thanks!!

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Originally Posted by UGAd13

looking good... did we talk you out of that carpet???

Lol still undecided for now on the carpet.

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Originally Posted by tbraden32

Super quick transformation! Nice job, Enjoy!

How does the Epson do for that screen size?

Love the Epson, running it in dynamic and it is about 17' from the screen and it looks great.

This poster frame comes with white inserts, or colored inserts for the vertical film strip accents bordering the poster. Any 27" x 40" poster will fit in these poster boxes. Includes fluorescent tube, non glare front panel, black and white and color film strips and hangers for grid wall, slat wall, solid wall or ceiling installation

The Batman poster is a theatre used double sided 27x40 poster from eBay I got for $30.

RTROSE

02-03-2013 08:52 AM

Love the lighted poster boxes. The room really came together and looks fantastic. Nicely done! As a side note when someone posts a screen shot I'm usually pretty good at figuring out what it's from. Your screen shot though is one I'm having difficulty with, what is it from?

Regards,

RTROSE

pattymelt3605

02-03-2013 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by RTROSE

Love the lighted poster boxes. The room really came together and looks fantastic. Nicely done! As a side note when someone posts a screen shot I'm usually pretty good at figuring out what it's from. Your screen shot though is one I'm having difficulty with, what is it from?